Whatever I have not yet learned to tolerate in myself inevitably will appear in my children. In this way, they, like Julia, guide me to a new level of self-awareness and everyone benefits.

My career was about to change radically, in turning 50 I had hit the age where my Dad made a big career and his life started to unravel.

I'm alright, nobody worry about me. Why you gotta gimme a fight? Can't you just let it be.

I am learning to forgive my inner geek, and even value him as a free man.

A soulmate is the one person whose love is powerful enough to motivate you to meet your soul, to do the emotional work of self-discovery, of awakening.

Whatever I have not yet learned to tolerate in myself inevitably will appear in my children. In this way, they, like Julia, guide me to a new level of self-awareness and everyone benefits.

I couldn't be in a relationship and behave like somebody else or pretend I felt something I didn't feel. And that includes saying things I thought might jeopardize the relationship.